Lee’s career at WWL-TV began at the tender age of 15 when he interned in the Sports Department.  This experience and his enthusiasm for sports, took him to Syracuse University where he attended the prestigious Newhouse School of Communications.  Following in the footsteps of other Newhouse alumni including Bob Costas, Mike Tirico, and Dick Stockton, Lee began his own career covering sports.

With a well formulated plan, mapped out with the support of his parents, Lee began a professional journey that eventually carried him back to his hometown and the station where it all began.  After school, he had quickly found work. His affable style made him a sports fan favorite at each of his stops. Lee spent time in Greenville, MS, Montgomery, AL, and Baton Rouge before coming home after his old boss from the WWL-TV sports department, Mike Hoss, alerted Lee to an opening and advised him to send a tape to the news director. Shortly thereafter, he was hired.

Lee was overjoyed to be covering local sports.  Lee grew up with a passion for football, both as a player blocking for the Colts’ Peyton Manning at Newman School as a fanatic Saints fan. "I didn't miss a home game from 1980 until I left for college in 1992," he recalls. He enthusiastically reported on the highs and lows of the Saints and Hornets as well as LSU and Tulane. 

Soon after becoming a member of the WWL Sports Department, he was promoted to Managing Sports Editor.  And then, in 2005, Hurricane Katrina hit and, following in the footsteps of the man he once interned for, Lee joined Mike Hoss in the News Department as a weekend news anchor and reporter.  In addition to his responsibilities behind the desk, Lee particularly enjoys investigative reporting.  Since the storm, he has answered many questions for the public and uncovered several stories including the City’s debacled communications system and the rising cost of energy for all New Orleanians.  “I appreciate the opportunity to report on the city that has always been home and strive to serve all New Orleanians in this important moment in history,” says Lee.

Now that he isn’t in Sports, he really enjoys the opportunity to kick back and watch a good game without working.  He also still loves to play sports himself and keeps in shape by playing on the WWL-TV basketball team, running, skiing and chasing after he and his wife, Jenny’s, daughter Eleonore.